My parents gave me ear-muffs last year to protect my hearing when mowing the yard with the lawn tractor, but I have never worn them.

Subject: What is a billion? What is a ‘billion’? Now here’s a reality check! This is too true to be very funny The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money A billion is a difficult number to [...]

Sad state of affairs POEM. Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table At which he’s fed. Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes Are the rule. Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts Anyway! Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat. Tax his [...]

Farmer Reed had just died and Mrs Reed went to the local newspaper to put in an obituary notice for him, The guy at the desk says it’s ten pounds for 7 words, she being Aberdonian nearly fainted, my that’s awful expensive son she said, I was only going to make it short can I [...]

Australian Government direct investment in developing fossil fuels is 50 times what it’s investing in alternative energy – apart from tax and other subsidies to fossil fuel industries. Gas-guzzling 4-wheel drive vehicles (mostly “urban tractors”) attract low sales tax. Investment in freeway is many multiples of investment in public transport. Urban planning revolves around motor [...]